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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1957
Page
6
New York analysis contrasts U S Treasury bonds with foreign issues amid wartime inflation. It notes American 2 percent marketable bonds lose value if sold early, foreigners offer high yields or lottery-linked schemes, and governments in Britain Russia France and Canada pursue varied debt tactics to cope with inflation and debt. The piece highlights risk, yields, and policy approaches worldwide.
The piece notes the United States holds strong finances with vast resources and gold reserves, despite inflation and high debt. It contrasts U S rates with higher international rates in Britain Japan and Canada, while explaining savers shifting to tax free bonds and the relative appeal of U S government securities. It highlights Fort Knox reserves and the tax treatment of savings bonds.
Dr William M Mann former director of the National Zoological Park at Washington DC asserts elephants indulge in pedicures and even savor an occasional snort of gin, illustrating surprising animal habits observed in captivity.
A parade of Belle Rive and nearby residents visited in Salem and Mount Vernon homes over Memorial Day weekend. Families including Hortons, Hornets, Smiths and Virgates joined guests from Mt. Vernon, Chicago, Camp Ground and Belle Rive for open houses, hospital updates, and weekend gatherings. Morris Bechtel welcomed a son named Morris Franklin. Several households relocated or reported injuries, travel, and furlough plans for servicemen.
A house style note advises keeping comments to yourself in elevators to avoid being overheard. Do not mention names or disclose sensitive information. The guidance emphasizes staying silent until exiting to maintain courtesy and privacy.
North Pekin Illinois Rev W W Sanders writes that in 26 weeks by following Rennel Concentrate home recipe he lost 34 pounds. He praises Rennel as wonderful and says reducing becomes carefree, improving health and appearance. Inexpensive Rennels available at all druggists. Buy one bottle and start reducing today. Ic-118
In a bridge analysis by Oswald Jacoby East and West bungled the bidding. If either had bid four spades the contract would have been beaten, but South played four hearts and East misdefended. A sequence of club and diamond plays led West to discard the king of diamonds and use the jack of diamonds to force the lead, turning the defense to the declarer's advantage.
James Marlow analyzes shifting U.S. policy on Red China from Chiang Kai-shek to the People’s Republic, noting Allied pressure, trade shifts, and the tension between rigidity and strategic flexibility as Korea and Geneva debates influence Washington’s stance.
Barbs reflect on a drugstore robbery where $500 in stamps were stolen and spinal humor about car trouble. The note mentions two inmates breaking out with chickenpox in a western prison, and jokes about quieting chatter in cars.
A 20th Century Fund study finds about 59 percent of the U S population belongs to church groups, highlighting substantial religious affiliation across the nation.
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